The College Football Playoff was set on Sunday and Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama will compete for the national title with defending champion Georgia and undefeated Florida State left out. The Wolverines were ranked No. 1 and will play No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 at …
Read More »JJ Watt blitzes media over Shohei Ohtani free agency coverage
Former NFL star J.J. Watt called out the media for a double standard over coverage of players in free agency, pointing to ESPN’s narrative around Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani has yet to make a decision on which team he will sign with. The Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs …
Read More »Tennis legend Chris Evert reveals cancer return, will miss Australian Open
Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert revealed on Friday the return of her cancer and announced that she will temporarily step away from the booth. Evert, who works as an on-air announcer for ESPN, revealed in January 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stage 1C ovarian cancer. Chris Evert …
Read More »Federal court reinstates case of ex-high school athletes challenging CT state laws on transgender athletes
Four former high school athletes, who claimed they were “deprived of honors and opportunities” in their sport because of the participation of transgender athletes, will now get the opportunity to continue their yearslong battle in the courts after a ruling on Friday reinstated their case against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic …
Read More »Walt McGrory, former Wisconsin basketball player, dead at 24 after bone cancer battle
Walt McGrory, a former men’s college basketball player at Wisconsin, died after a battle with bone cancer, his family said in a social media post on Monday. He was 24. McGrory played for the Badgers from 2017 to 2021, seeing action in 37 games. In April 2021, he planned to …
Read More »Alabama offensive lineman arrested for allegedly knowingly spreading STD: report
An Alabama football player was reportedly arrested for allegedly knowingly spreading an STD. Elijah Pritchett, an offensive lineman, was put into custody on Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, AL.com says. Pritchett, 19, was released on a $500 bond after a report had been filed against him on December 13. CLICK HERE FOR …
Read More »NFL bettor cashes nearly $500K payday as Christian McCaffrey completes his 14-leg parlay
The San Francisco 49ers may have lost to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night, but there was at least one NFL fan who was a big winner thanks to a $5 bet on a 14-leg parlay. The New Jersey bettor, identified as Travis Dufner, started the Week 16 slate of …
Read More »Ryan Tannehill likely to make final start with Titans: 'I would love to be able to leave it on a win'
First-year Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis did not practice Wednesday as he continues to work through a foot injury. Levis was carted to the locker room with the injury in the first half of the Titans’ Week 17 game against the Texans. Veteran quarterback Ryan Tannehill took over for the …
Read More »More than language separates US, North Korea women's Olympic soccer teams
MANCHESTER, London – The coach of the North Korean women’s football team sat in his chair and placed on the table a black half-inch thick notebook with the word “COACH” — in English in huge, gray letters — printed on the front. Beside him sat a man who identified himself …
Read More »Federer excited by his own form, eager to reclaim top spot
By Mark Lamport-Stokes The Swiss master has been the sport’s dominant figure for the last eight years but could slip to third in the rankings, behind Serb Novak Djokovic, after the Indian Wells tournament starting this week. Federer has compiled a respectable win-loss record of 14-2 this season, with both …
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